FROM KCCI: Des Moines police: Body located in river Sunday night will be recovered Monday. A body was discovered Sunday evening in the Des Moines River, according to authorities. Des Moines police say they and the Des Moines Fire Department responded to the Women of Achievement Bridge shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday to investigate a report of a body in the river. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Iowa soldiers receive heartfelt farewell ahead of year-long deployment. The 103rd Sustainment Command held a farewell ceremony at Valley Stadium on Sunday as they prepare to deploy to the Middle East for a year-long mission. The ceremony was attended by military families and state representatives, including Governor Reynolds, all showing support for the soldiers. Soldiers and family members said the event served as a final show of support and love. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: 'If you don't know Lou, you're missing out': Iowa celebrates Lou Sipolt as Iowan of the Day. From racing on the track to helping children and animals in need, Lou Sipolt has had done it all, and his dedication to the community has named him today's Iowan of the Day. After he received the honor at the Anne and Bill Riley Stage, he kickstarted the day full of his must-do fair pastimes — from eating the beloved Butter Cow Tornado at the Dairy Zone to racing down the Giant Slide.  ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Zelenskyy brings Europe’s top leaders with him to meet Trump on ending Russia’s war. Ukraine’s future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting Monday at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings with him an extraordinary cadre of European leaders to show U.S. President Donald Trump a united front against Russia. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Shooting in a crowded New York club leaves 3 dead, 9 wounded. A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday left three people dead and nine others wounded in a year of record low gun violence in the city. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Two life-flighted after crash that temporarily closed I-35. Two people were life-flighted after a crash that temporarily closed Interstate 35 on Saturday afternoon. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the crash occurred Saturday just before 2:30 p.m. on Interstate 35 near mile marker 26, north of Van Wert.  ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Scattered storm chances will linger into early Tuesday. Great weather beyond that.

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Back to the Biz
Another civic bragging right. Lawnstarter’s annual list of the dirtiest and cleanest U.S. cities is out for 2025, and Des Moines is No. 3 cleanest, just ahead of Davenport. San Bernardino ranked dirtiest and South Bend as cleanest. I believe that if Sonny Berger were still alive, the Hell's Angels would have kept "Berdoo" clean. At least they would have covered the mess up. It is a bit righteous, though, that the town that birthed McDonald's and Taco Bell left a mess behind. 

Pho 515 owner Don Cotran and family took a four-week, all provinces food hunting trip to Vietnam this summer and returned with a lot of recipe ideas. He is training staff now and estimates a new menu will be served in the restaurant by November. 

Deals today
• Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers a "Monday grind" special grinder and fries basket for $9.50.

• Monday brings prime rib specials to both Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines) and Christopher's (2816 Beaver Ave., Des Moines).

• Eastside Eddie's (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) has a Monday special cheeseburger with fries, tots or salad and a drink for $10.

• Trostel's Greeenbriar (Merle Hay Road, Johnston) has a Monday burger with a side and beer deal for $14. Their chef's special through Wednesday is a 20-ounce ribeye with pepper sauce and asparagus, $50. 

• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) has $8 omelets and $10 hot beef sandwiches or Mexican bowls on Mondays.

• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a chicken de Burgo special on Mondays before 4 p.m., $14 including beverage.
 
• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) hosts Shelby Smokehouse Soul Food on Mondays, 5-9 p.m.
 
• Haiku (1350 31st St., Des Moines) offers free egg drop soup and crab Rangoon with lunch entrees today.
 
• G Mig's (126 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has $11 smashburgers today with a side.
 
• The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has a Monday special Graziano grinder with a side for $12.
 
• The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines) offers a Monday special double smashburger and shoestring fries, $12.
 
• Bad Dog Burgers include three 1/3-pound patties, six pieces of bacon, choice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion for $10.95 on Mondays at Kathy’s East 14th Street Tavern (3418 East 14th St., Des Moines).
 
• Jethro's in Altoona and West Des Moines has a Monday mac and cheese special called hog wild this week.

• Angry Goldfish (2301 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) has specials on chicken Parmesan and lasagna today, $11.50 with garlic bread and salad.

• Eastside Eddie’s (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) Monday  special is a burger with domestic beer, soft drink or well drink for $10. Those are good, generously sized burgers, too.

• Centro (1003 Locust St., Des Moines) offers half-price pizza and Peronis on Monday.

• Hy-Vee Market Grilles are offering a Monday special meat loaf dinner with green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy for $8. 

• Who's on First (810 E. First St., Ankeny) has steak night on Monday, and it's an 8-ounce filet with salad, mashed potatoes and beans for $22.95 

• Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) has a special today on hot beef sandwiches, $10.95 until 4 p.m. 

• Tito’s Lounge (3916 Urbandale Drive, Urbandale) offers all-you-can-eat wings Mondays. 

• Johnny's Hall of Fame (302 Court Ave., Des Moines) has $12 burger baskets on Mondays and Fridays.

• Urban Cellars (640 S. 50th St., West Des Moines) offers $60 wine dinners for two on Mondays including two entrees with soup or salad, a dessert and a bottle on wine. 

• Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road) has a burger basket with fries deal Mondays for $9. 

• Red Lobster's Monday special is lobster and shrimp scampi with a side for $20. 

• Paula's (524 Elm St., Valley Junction) has a Monday special homemade tuna, chicken or egg salad sandwich on croissants for $12.50. 

• Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a Monday steak night special, sirloins and truffle fries for $18.

• Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines) offers $14 calzone specials with up to three ingredients on Mondays. 

• Price Chopper delis offer two-piece, bone-in fried chicken dinners with two sides and a roll for $6 on Mondays. 

• Fareways have specials through Saturday on St. Louis ribs at $2.99/pound, 8-ounce bags of spinach at 99 cents and whole seedless watermelons at $4.99.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1991: Soviet hard-liners launch coup against Gorbachev. On Aug. 18, 1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest during a coup by high-ranking members of his own government, military and police forces. ... READ MORE

1590: Roanoke Colony found deserted. John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony in present-day North Carolina, returns from a supply trip to England to find the settlement completely deserted. White and his men found no trace of the 100 or so colonists he left behind, and there was no sign of violence. The Roanoke Island colony was the first English settlement in the New World, and the mystery of its collapse has never fully been solved.   ... READ MORE

1920: 19th Amendment ratified thanks to one vote. A dramatic battle in the Tennessee House of Representatives ends with the state ratifying the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution on Aug. 18, 1920. After decades of struggle and protest by suffragettes across the country, the decisive vote is cast by a 24-year-old representative who reputedly changed his vote after receiving a note from his mother. ... READ MORE

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